EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that contractors have started using explosives at Mount Cristo Rey as part of border wall construction.
The construction along the south side of the mountain at the New Mexico-Mexico border has been ongoing for several weeks but the use of explosives was first reported on Tuesday.
“On and off there will be explosions and detonations in order to level the ground in order so they (government contractors) can build the border barrier,” CBP spokesman Landon Hutchens told Border Report.
The mountain in the past has been used extensively by smugglers to send migrants into the United States illegally. Its rugged terrain, brush and ravines provide cover for migrants who attempt to reach the vehicles of smugglers waiting below. It also has led to migrants getting injured and to fatalities…